Quote Originally Posted by Alisane View Post
Agree with this! The real "problem" with AST is not the class. It is that it is more difficult to just jump in and start healing with, as it doesn't have as many tools as WHM or SCH. So you have to be a halfway decent healer to do well with AST.
I don't think they have fewer tools to heal with, all 3 healers share the basic spells needed in this game to heal well.

I agree with your other point though. Having played all 3 healer jobs in Savage (even Noct. AST), I can say the reason that I think people cry about AST is that it is a little more difficult to play. Not because they don't have the tools, but because they have fewer emergency options, meaning you really have to be on point with your healing. Having fewer margins for error doesn't mean a job needs tweaking, it just means the player has to be exceptionally skilled at what they're doing. Pair this with them having stricter MP management, it just boils down to 'you have to be good to do well with a job like AST'. There's nothing wrong with one job being slightly more complex to play than another.